Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLucy Letby’s Trial Strategy Under the Spotlight, Why the Chinese Spy Case Collapsed, and Meta’s New Low
Episode 117
With Parliament in recess till mid-October, Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC reflect on a number of issues which have dominated the headlines over th…
1 year ago
Peter Mandelson, Graham Linehan, Palestine Action, and the Nastiness of Elon Musk
Episode 116
The recent mass arrests at Palestine Action protests, Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom rally, the turmoil generated by the sacking of Angela Rayner…
1 year ago
Small Boats and the Irresistible Rise of Reform UK: Can the Refugee Convention Survive?
Episode 115
Unpack one of the most dramatic moments in the life of the Labour government so far: Angela Rayner’s resignation, a sweeping cabinet reshuffle, and S…
1 year ago
Mr Farage Goes To Washington: The Truth About The ECHR
Episode 114
Does the ECHR really block the UK’s ability to implement effective immigration/asylum policies? And why is Nigel Farage doing his best to persuade th…
1 year ago
Farage, Tolerating Torture, and Mass Deportations: Dragging U.K. Justice into Uncharted Waters?
Episode 113
Can the UK tighten its asylum policies without abandoning its commitments to human rights?
Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC provide expert legal com…
1 year ago
Holiday Postbag: Lucy Connolly, Lucy Letby, the Leveson Review and Two-Tier Justice
Episode 112
Is Chris Philp’s tweet about the different outcomes in the Lucy Connolly/Ricky Jones cases simply moronic and embarrassing or something more sinister…
1 year, 1 month ago
Is Our Government Any Good? Palestine Action, Shabana Mahmood, and Foreign Prisoners in UK Jails
Episode 111
In this week’s episode of Double Jeopardy, hosts Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen are joined once again by an old friend of the podcast, the award-winning,…
1 year, 1 month ago
LIBOR, Farage’s Cure for Lawless Britain, and Palestine Action in the Dock: UK Justice Goes on Trial
Episode 110
What happens when the criminal justice system gets it wrong and takes years to admit it? And what does it say about the state of UK law when protesto…
1 year, 1 month ago
Super Injunctions, Afghanistan, and UK Law
Episode 109
Is it ever justified for the Government to secure a superinjunction in the face of a perceived risk to the life and limb of countless individuals cau…
1 year, 2 months ago
Sir Brian Leveson and Criminal Justice: A Requiem For Jury Trials in England and Wales?
Episode 108
The UK criminal justice system is facing an existential threat with court backlogs surging, trial complexity increasing, and decades of chronic under…
1 year, 2 months ago